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Quake 4 Hints

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  • 1 of 9: >From the teleporter platform, move forward to find the door that leads to the next room.
  • 2 of 9: In there, be ready for a tank and several Strogg marines to appear behind you right after you approach an open door that closes and locks in your face.
  • 3 of 9: To move on, go back to the door that the Strogg unlocked and came in through.
  • 4 of 9: Past it, find the ammo and health station at one end of the corridor, then go find the interactive console at the other end that will unlock the door next to the health station.
  • 5 of 9: Don't let the tank guy who arrives on the huge lift in the next area trap you in a corner -- go back through the door you came in and use retreat-and-fire tactics.
  • 6 of 9: When you're ready to leave, go down to the lower floor of that room and find the lift panel on the end of one of the two large metal columns.
  • 7 of 9: Yes, this is the typical enemies-attack-while-huge-lift-slowly-descends gimmick that I'm sure you remember from lots of other shooter-type games (including other Quake games, as I seem to recall).
  • 8 of 9: When the lift reaches the bottom, you'll have to kill off a couple of iron maidens and a gladiator before moving on to a room with one of those dang Droppy Dogs that keeps teleporting Strogg in.
  • 9 of 9: After that, a new objective about finding an elevator will pop up.